India pulled off yet another thrilling victory as they beat New Zealand in the Super Over to win the fourth T20I in Wellington on Friday, 31 January and take a 4-0 lead in the five-match series.
Although New Zealand were left to chase just seven off the last over with seven wickets in hand, the hosts bottled up in an incredible fashion as they managed to put up only 165/7 in reply to India’s 165/8.
In the third T20I as well, New Zealand had lost the game in the super over with Mohammed Shami and Rohit Sharma executing things to perfection in the match and the super over respectively.
On Friday, India rode on Manish Pandey’s half-century to put up a decent total on board before twin half-centuries from Colin Munro and Tim Seifert had nearly got the hosts past the finishing line.
New Zealand lost four wickets in the final over to see the match head into the super over where batting first they scored 13/1. KL Rahul smashed a six and a boundary off the first two deliveries in the super over for India before Virat Kohli finished things off in style with a boundary off the fifth ball to seal the fate of the match.
Fans were ecstatic on Twitter with India winning a second nail-biting encounter in as many games to stay on course for a series whitewash. Here are a few top ones:
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